But that won't be enough for many here,
who claim the government is corrupt and increasingly authoritarian -- and too
close to Russia.

Inside Kiev's City Hall, which is occupied by protesters, an unemployed waiter named Andre
said had no plans to leave.

"I will stay here until the president will go,
and the government as well," he said.

Asked if he wanted Yanukovych to quit,
Andre replied: "Yes, of course. First, president and his team, get out please."

These demonstrations began peacefully
in November when Yanukovych turned his back on a free trade treaty with Europe
in favor of a $15 billion rescue package from Russia.

But after enduring years of Russian
rule during the Soviet era, many Ukrainians still fear political interference
from Moscow.

Masha Borysova, a 19-year-old
protester, explained why many Ukrainians want their country to move away from
Russia and toward Europe and democracy.

"I don't want my country to be a little part of a foreign
power like it was since many centuries. And I don't want their country to
understand my country like something not worth to be an independent state, you
see," she said.

On Wednesday, Ukraine's
parliament will vote on an amnesty that would free protesters arrested during
the last two months. It's another
attempt to appease the demonstrators - but they say they'll only be satisfied
if the president resigns and the country holds fresh elections.